trinkan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• trinkhan (Sette Comuni, Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German trinken, from Old High German trinkan. Cognate with German trinken, Dutch drinken, English drink, Icelandic drekka.

Verb

trinkan (strong)

1. (Tredici Comuni) to drink

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drinkan. Akin to Old Saxon drinkan, Old English drincan, Old Norse drekka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triŋkan/

Verb

trinkan

1. to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of trinkan (strong class 3)

infinitive	trinkan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	trinku, trinko	trank
2nd person singular	trinkis, trinkist	trunki
3rd person singular	trinkit	trank
1st person plural	trinkem, trinkemēs	trunkum, trunkumēs
2nd person plural	trinket	trunkut
3rd person plural	trinkant	trunkun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	trinke	trunki
2nd person singular	trinkēs, trinkēst	trunkīs, trunkīst
3rd person singular	trinke	trunki
1st person plural	trinkēm, trinkemēs	trunkīm, trunkīmēs
2nd person plural	trinkēt	trunkīt
3rd person plural	trinkēn	trunkīn
imperative	present
singular	trink
plural	trinket
participle	present	past
	trinkanti	gitrunkan

Descendants

• Middle High German: trinken
  • Alemannic German: trinke

    Italian Walser: trenhu, trénge, tringhien, trinche

  • Bavarian: trinkn, dringa

    Cimbrian: trinkhan, trinkan

    Mòcheno: trinken

    Udinese: trinkn, trinkhn, trinckn

  • Central Franconian: drenke, dronke, drönke; drinke, drinke

    Hunsrik: drinke

  • German: trinken
  • Luxembourgish: drénken
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: drinke

  • Vilamovian: trynkja
  • Yiddish: טרינקען (trinken)
  • → Middle French: trinquer
    • French: trinquer
  • → Galician: trincar
  • → Italian: trincare
  • → Sicilian: ntrincari
  • → Spanish: trincar
  • → Venetian: trincar, trincàr